Cyanosis around the mouth and nose

Introduction Hair bun is a manifestation of a decrease in the amount of reduced hemoglobin in the blood that causes the skin and mucous membranes to change in a cyan, also known as purpura. This change often occurs in areas where the skin is thinner, pigmented and capillaries are abundant, such as the lips, fingers (toes), nail beds, and the like. Hair around the nose and mouth is a clinical symptom caused by pediatric acute laryngitis.

Cause

More secondary to rhinitis, pharyngitis, upper respiratory tract infections. It can be a precursor to acute infectious diseases such as influenza, pneumonia, measles, chickenpox, whooping cough, and scarlet fever.

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History: more common in children, acute onset.

Symptoms: There may be different degrees of fever, hoarseness, canine-like cough and inspiratory throat. The symptoms are mild during the day. After falling asleep, the throat muscles are slack and the secretions are blocked, causing nighttime symptoms to worsen.

Signs:

1. Children are more common and have an acute onset.

2. There may be different degrees of fever, hoarseness, canine-like cough and inspiratory throat.

3. The throat is congested, the false vocal cords are swollen, and the mucosa under the glottis is swollen.

4. The symptoms are lighter during the day. After falling asleep, the throat muscles are slack and the secretions are blocked, causing the nighttime symptoms to worsen.

Differential diagnosis

Differential diagnosis of hair around the nose and mouth:

Lip blemishes: Lips and cyanosis are the phenomenon of blue and purple lips.

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